under cot storage

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

can anyone advise whether or not the drawers that go under cots are good value for money? do they store much? i am worried that they will be a dust trap as the contents wont be covered

looking for as mse as possible way to store sheets, sleeping bags and towels under my dd's cot

living in a flat we are seriously short of space - so looking for a neat way for storing bedding to allow the drawer to become free to hold clothes

thanks in advance

Claire_Jones_3

I've got some Winnie the Pooh collapsable boxes with lids which are really good.

ChasingButterflies

Hi there,

I had the M&P under cot drawer for my youngest (bear in mind that she is now 3 and a bit and her cot is long gone!)

I managed to fit in 3x flat sheet 3x fitted sheet 3 x cot blankets and a couple of pram blankets (possibly a sleeping bag or 2 as well)

Yes it did get a bit dusty down there - although probably because other than the sheets I didn't use anything in there (and with 3 under 5 looking for dust wasn't a priority for me ) dd2 wouldn't sleep in anything other than a sleeping bag :rolleyes: so I only really needed the sheets.

In saying that we were really short of storage space and it did the job... I also remember being really shocked (in a good way!) at what it sold for when she grew out of the cot and I was selling off bits and pieces for the "big girls bed" fund...

Sorry I can't be more specific about how much I fitted in there - it feels like a long time ago...

eta - just trawled through the old TL files - Dimensions are 110 cm wide, 65 cm deep and 16.5cm high. The drawer was sectioned into thirds and then there was a divider in the middle section (so 4 sections all together) Perhaps if you measured out the bedding you would get an idea it there would be enough storage for you?

Js_Other_Half

You can buy underbed storage boxes from matalan or ikea which are very reasonable - and have lids.

http://www.matalan.co.uk/pages/product-view/004/123/3988/32-ltr-underbed-box-and-lid

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

thanks everybody for your help